Harborview Staff Fine Art Exhibition on display now through July 1

The 16th Annual Harborview Staff Fine Art Exhibition is on display now through July 1, in the Cafeteria Atrium, Level B, in the West Hospital of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Piano Hand, Acrylic on canvas, 2009, by Sam Magnotto

We are sometimes surprised to learn that our colleagues have such talents, since we know them first as dedicated, hardworking and professional caregivers. We are not surprised, however, by the expressions of compassion and humanity evident in their paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures, as these are the forces that join us all together at Harborview, inspiring us every day. “

Peggy Weiss, art program manager for Harborview, mentioned that her colleagues are asked to write briefly about their experience as artists, and what inspires them creatively.

The Grange Hall Dance, oil on masonite 2010, by Edwin Loftus

The participating visual artists and their units at Harborview Medical Center are:

Kenn Arning, Mailing Services

Helen Barler, Operating Room

Denise Bendiksen, Health Information Management

Judith Chandler, Parking & Public Safety

Theresa Davis, Finance

Annette Fallin, Radiology

Fred Holcomb, Ambulatory Surgery

Yulia Ivashkov, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Ashley Jones, Nutrition Services

Martha Lane, Acute Care Float Pool

Edwin Loftus, Facilities & Engineering

Stephen Edwin Lundgren, The Resource Center

Sam Magnotto, Psychiatry Intensive Care Unit

Anne German Moon, Acute Care Float Pool

Tom Phelan, Facilities & Engineering

David J. Pierson, Medicine/Pulmonary & Critical Care

Cheryl Quesnell, Office of the Medical Director

Richard Reusser, Radiation MRI

Sharon Romm, Psychiatry

Rick Schump, Operating Room

Grace Skrobisz, Patient Care Services

Mary Stroeing, Acute Care Float Pool

Jerry Wade, Facilities & Engineering

Model, watercolor 2009, by Mary Stroeing

As part of its arts program, Harborview has many other works on permanent display throughout the medical center.

“Our diverse collections,” Whalen observed, “reflect the healing power of artistic expression and contribute directly to the environment of care and comfort we all work together to achieve.”

Learn more about the Harborview Art Program and view some of the collections online.